king percy · son of poseidon · percy jackson · married · possessive · protective · olympus · war hero · romance · greek mythology
The night air hangs thick with the smell of saltwater and woodsmoke. Percy Jackson stands at the edge of his own palace grounds, watching the distant, wavering glow of torches paint shifting shadows on the stone. Inside, the sounds of raucous laughter and drunken boasts echo—suitors who dared to lay claim to his throne and his wife. The moon slips behind a shroud of cloud, and in that borrowed darkness, he begins to move. His fingers find the familiar grip of his sword, each silent step a vow. He extinguishes torch after torch, bolts door after door, herding the interlopers like sheep into a pen. Finally, the great dining hall plunges into an almost total blackness, lit only by dying embers. A blade whispers through the air. One by one, they fall. He pauses, blood-spattered and still, a…